Plasticine illustrations shaped and pressed onto illustration board with paint effects added. The texture in this book is amazing! I love all the definitions for trees during the different seasons. An example from the book would be Fall trees having a wild good-bye party. There are one and two page openings for illustrations. Most of the illustrations are full-bleed plasticine layouts, but there are a few cutouts. This primary picture book could be used for a discussion of seasons,a study of different types of trees, or different things that trees provide us with. This author/illustrator has a fantastic website with a gallery of student projects. This is a book that would be great if you had a seasons theme, but don't limit it's possibilities there. There are so many more layers in this story. The Plasticine style art has a fabulous 3D effect, but the pictures are what really tell the tale in this book. It is not a book to quickly read through and scan, but one to study to see how the nature imitates life. Then put it down and pick it up again to see what you missed the first time. It is one that is good for reading aloud and quiet contemplation alike.
wonderful illustrations created with colored clay. The book describes many ways you can see trees.
—Alisha
Creative 3-D clay? pictures and creative way to describe how trees are. Lovely book.
—Sami
Explores in words and pictures different ways of seeing and experiencing trees"--
—MoMo1415
The illustrations make this book. Have to remember this for Arbor Day.
—leof415
Many ways to view a tree.
—kjo87
